Category: Current Affairs October 2022

_____ is the youngest President of Burkina Faso.

A. Ibrahim Traore
B. Saye Zerbo
C. Sangoule Lamizana
D. None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: A. Ibrahim Traore


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Ibrahim Traore is Burkina Faso’s president, courtesy of two coups in under nine months – January and September 2022. He became the world’s youngest head of state in September when he and other junior military officers ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Henri Damiba, who had also ascended to the presidency through a coup in January. Justifying why they were removing Damiba from office, Traore said in a televised address on October 1, 2022, that the embattled head of state had failed to tackle the perennial problem of insurgency.

According to UN Development Programme, how much plastic is produced globally every year?

A. 400 million tons
B. 500 million tons
C. 600 million tons
D. None of These

Answer

Correct Answer: A. 400 million tons


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A recent UN report estimated that while 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced every year, only 9 percent is recycled. The rest is thrown away. 

Which country is host to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup?

A. Ukraine
B. Syria
C. Iran
D. Qatar

Answer

Correct Answer: D. Qatar


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2023 AFC Asian Cup will be the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men’s football championship of Asia organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It will be held in Qatar from 16 June to 16 July 2023. The tournament will involve 24 national teams after expansion in 2019. Hosts Qatar are the defending champions.

Who is the current Prime Minister of Iraq?

A. Mohammad Shia al Sudani
B. Adnan al-Zurfi
C. Mustafa al-Kadhimi
D. Adil Abdul-Mahdi

Answer

Correct Answer: A. Mohammad Shia al Sudani 


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Mohammed Shia’ Sabbar al-Sudani is an Iraqi politician who is serving as the Prime Minister of Iraq since 28 October 2022. He was the Human Rights Minister of Iraq in the Council of Ministers of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki from 2010 until October 2014. He was the Governor of Maysan Province between 2009 and 2010.

Who brokered the maritime border agreement between Israel and Lebanon?

A. China
B. Turkey
C. USA
D. Russia

Answer

Correct Answer: C. USA


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The maritime border demarcation agreement between Lebanon and Israel, mediated by the US under the auspices of the UN, reached its final official stage on Thursday, with both sides unilaterally signing the proposal without any contact between them at the headquarters of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon in Naqoura. Lebanon handed over a copy of the agreement to US mediator Amos Hochstein, signed and approved by President Michel Aoun. 

Israel and Lebanon struck a US-brokered maritime border agreement on:

A. October 25, 2022
B. October 27, 2022
C. October 28, 2022
D. October 30, 2022

Answer

Correct Answer: B. October 27, 2022


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Israel and Lebanon have officially approved a historic United States-brokered agreement laying out their maritime boundary for the first time, which opens up the possibility for both countries to conduct offshore energy exploration. Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun signed a letter at the presidential palace on October 27, 2022 morning that will be submitted to US officials at Lebanon’s southernmost border point of Naqoura later in the day.

Kashmir Black day is observed on:

A. 25 Oct
B. 26 Oct
C. 27 Oct
D. 28 Oct

Answer

Correct Answer: C. 27 Oct


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The 27th of October is observed the world over as ‘Black Day’ as 74 years ago, on this day, India without any legal justification, forcibly took control of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Since then, the Indian Occupied Forces are mercilessly killing innocent and unarmed Kashmiris, vandalizing their properties, and indulging in other inhuman acts.

In October 2022, “Davos in the desert” is being held in which country?

A. UAE
B. France
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Turkey

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Saudi Arabia


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The sixth edition of the Future Investment Initiative, a Saudi economic forum regularly referred to as the “Davos of the desert”, came to an end on 27 October 2022. Punctuated by strong announcements, notably on environmental issues, the event, which brought together no less than 520 speakers from more than 50 countries and some 7,000 visitors, reinforces its position as a key meeting place for decision-makers from around the world. 

Rishi Sunak is set to become the Prime Minister of which country?

A. Australia
B. France
C. United Kingdom
D. Germany

Answer

Correct Answer: C. United Kingdom


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Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s next prime minister. The 42-year-old will become the country’s third prime minister in less than two months, after his predecessor, Liz Truss, was brought down after just six weeks in office.

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